Responsible for inside and outside sales of architectural hard surface materials to architects, interior design firms, contractors, builders and showroom clients. Main duties include: sales, scheduling appointments, order maintenance: including purchase orders, freight / LTL shipments, order tracking, status, and follow-up, client development and maintenance: including client library collateral from over 60 Architerra Showroom vendors.

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Meet with potential clients. Develop and maintain client relationships. Provide detailed estimates, prepare and present contract bids for clients. When engaged, present full scope design service to clients to achieve the clients' desired look for their project. Work closely with company owners and project manager to ensure the clients' vision of the project are fully achieved. Collaborate with company owner and team on business development, expansion & marketing.

Meet with and develop new and current clients. Focus on sales of custom made furniture, soft goods, accessories and design services to clients. When engaged, provide detailed design time proposals and job scope estimates, develop floor plans, closely manage and maintain detailed design time appointments, prepare and present contracts, prepare detailed PowerPoint design presentations and project bids for clients. Work closely with the company owner, builders, general contractors and trades, project managers and design team to ensure the clients' vision of their project is attained. Throughout the design process, manage and clearly communicate with assistant interior designer to ensure sales orders, change orders, punch lists and key project follow ups are being maintained to promote seamless execution of client projects in a timely manner. Collaborate with company owner and team on business development, client relations and outreach and marketing campaigns.

Responsible for day-to-day operations, oversee the company’s financial affairs, compile, maintain and present financial reports to the company owner. Develop and implement budgets to keep the business and employees aligned with the goals of the company. Utilize QuickBooks software to produce estimates, invoices, and purchase orders providing support to the design staff. Process employee payroll, benefits, account payables and receivables, sales tax reports and schedules. Assist in hiring, software training and evaluating new employees. Maintain the company’s handbook and assist in enforcing the company’s standards and practices.

Work closely with store management to ensure proper selling techniques, product knowledge and excellent customer service is extended to every customer. Key areas of responsibility include hiring and training employees, focusing on promoting sales with a strong concentration on customer service, merchandising, business operations, leadership and communication skills and supporting the company vision.

Key areas of responsibility include department management, focusing on promoting sales with a strong concentration on customer service, merchandising, business operations, leadership and communication skills and supporting the company vision. Consistent top seller among entire Deer Park sales team through nurturing and developing clientele through excellent customer service and dynamic selling skills. Top appointed and referred sales associate to perform customer design consultations. Awarded Associate of the Quarter by my peers.

Responsible for all sales-related activities including sales floor coverage, order tracking, order status, order follow-up, and client development and maintenance. Daily interactions with numerous high-profile architectural and interior design firms and their clients. Made outside sales calls to new and established design firms- updating and maintaining their libraries, catalogues and collateral. Also responsible for daily interactions with WSA Corporate Vancouver, B.C. and as many as fifteen outside vendors represented by the WSA Chicago showroom. Average contribution was 65% of total annual inside sales revenue among three WSA Chicago showroom salespeople.

Responsible for inside sales-related activities including sales floor coverage, order tracking, order status, order follow-up, and client development and maintenance. Developed and maintained the top 150 trade clients for Tui Pranich Chicago. Contributed over 50% of total annual inside sales revenue among five salespeople.